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FINANCIERS AT DINNER.
ANNUAL FEAST OF GOTHAAd'S
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Secretaries Lamar and Fairchild, Rt.
Hon. Joseph Chamberlain and other
Distinguished Guests at the Board
"A Letter Read From President
Cleveland Gives Some Good advice.
New YORK, Nov. I5-The annual dinner
of the Chamber of Commerce of the State
of New York, was held tonight in the large
banqueting hall at Delmonicos, which was
handsomely festooned with snilax. ever
greens and flags of all nations. Covers wers
laid for 212 Among the distinguished
guests present, were Secretaries Lamar
and Fairchild, Rt Hon. Joseph Chamber
lain, Sir George Campbell, Maj. Gen. Scho-
field, Mayor Hewitt, HALEY Stewart III. F.,
and many other gentlemen prominent in so
cial or political life.
After three hours attention had been
given TO the menu, President Smith arose
and briefly outlined the objects of the Cham
ber of Commerce, declaring that they in
cluded the establishment of navy and the
preservation of the harbor of New York
tie then read letters of regret from Presl-
dent Cleveland, Senator Sherman, Gov.
Hill and others
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's LETTER.
President Cleveland says in his letter: 1T
would certainly give me great pleasure to
be present on that occasion and meet those
who, to great extent, have in charge i'm
portant business interests represented in
your association. / am sure, too that I
should derive profit as well as pleasure from
such meeting. Those charged by the peo-
pie with the management of their
government cannot fail TO enhance
their usefulness by familiarity with
business conditions, and intimacy with
business men--since good government has
no more important mission than the stillu-
lation and protection of the activities of the
country. This relation between the gov
eTnment and business suggests the thought
that the members of such an association as
yours owe to themselves aud to all the peo-
pie of the land thoughtful discharge of
their poll ical obligations, guided by
their practical knowledge of affairs-to the
end that there may be impressed upon the
administration of our government a busi-
ness character and tendency free from di-
version of passion and unmoved by sudden
gusts of excitement. But the most whole
some purpose of their political action will
not be accomplished by an insistence upon
their exclusive claims and selfish
benefits regardless of the welfare of
the people at large. Independence is SO
fully an element in our national existence
that patriotic and generous heed TO ths
general good seems to best subserve every
particular interest,"
After reading the letters the chairman pro-
posed the health of the President of the
United States. The toast was drank stand
ing, and in response to Mr.. Smiths call,
Secretary Lamar responded.
ADDITIONAL ToAsrs.
The toast, "Queen Of Great Britain" wss
drank standing, and then Chauncy NJ. De-
pew responded TO the toast, THE United
States, with government by the people
and for the people: They are the friends OF
honest labor. The enemies Of anarchism -
The health Of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain
was proposed by the President, and that
gentleman responded. Other toasts were az
follows: 'Clty of New York." Mayor
Hewitt; "English Speaking Race" George
William Curtis; "The Peace Delegation
w. X. Creamer, III. P; Bench and Bar
James C. Caf.ter